Christopher Murney (born July 20, 1943) is an American actor and voice artist.

Early life and education

Murney was born in

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. He earned a bachelor's degree from the

University of Rhode Island The University of Rhode Island (URI) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Kingston, Rhode Island, United States. It is the flagship public research as well as the land-grant university of the state of Rhode Isla ...

and a

Master of Fine Arts A Master of Fine Arts (MFA or M.F.A.) is a terminal degree in fine arts, including visual arts, creative writing, graphic design, photography, filmmaking, dance, theatre, other performing arts and in some cases, theatre management or arts ...

in theatre from

Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State or PSU) is a public state-related land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvania. Founded in 1855 as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania, Penn State becam ...

Career

Murney has worked on the stage, in television series, and in film. In television, he appeared as Buck Miller in 1994 and in 2001 on the

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One Life to Live ''One Life to Live'' (often abbreviated as ''OLTL'') is an American soap opera broadcast on the ABC television network for more than 43 years, from July 15, 1968, to January 13, 2012, and then on the internet as a web series on Hulu and iTunes ...

'', as Buddy in 1977 '' The San Pedro Beach Bums'', voiced Union soldier, diarist and fellow Rhode Islander Elisha Hunt Rhodes in the PBS mini-series '' The Civil War'' (1990), and starred as Mackie Bloom in the first three seasons of ''

Remember WENN ''Remember WENN'' is a comedy-drama television series that aired from 1996 to 1998 on the cable channel American Movie Classics. Created and written by Rupert Holmes (with music also by Holmes) and set at the fictional Pittsburgh radio station ...

''. In the movies, Murney has appeared in such films as 1977's ''

Slap Shot ''Slap Shot'' is a 1977 American sports film directed by George Roy Hill, written by Nancy Dowd and starring Paul Newman and Michael Ontkean. It depicts a minor league ice hockey team that resorts to violent play to gain popularity in a decli ...

'' as Tommy Hanrahan, 1985's '' The Last Dragon'' as Eddie Arcadian, 1986's ''

Maximum Overdrive ''Maximum Overdrive'' is a 1986 American comedy horror film written and directed by Stephen King. The film stars Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, Laura Harrington, and Yeardley Smith. The screenplay was inspired by and loosely based on King's sho ...

'', 1987's '' The Secret of My Success'', 1989's ''

Last Exit to Brooklyn ''Last Exit to Brooklyn'' is a 1964 novel by American author Hubert Selby Jr. The novel takes a harsh, uncompromising look at lower class Brooklyn in the 1950s written in a brusque, everyman style of prose. Critics and fellow writers praised ...

'', 1990's '' Loose Cannons'', and in 1991's ''

Barton Fink ''Barton Fink'' is a 1991 American period black comedy psychological thriller film written, produced, edited and directed by the Coen brothers. Set in 1941, it stars John Turturro in the title role as a young New York City playwright who is hir ...

''. His voice can be heard as Chester Cheetah for ''

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'' as Dwayne in the 2006 video game ''VCPR New World Order'', talk radio in '' Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories'', as the villain Black Garius in ''

Neverwinter Nights 2 ''Neverwinter Nights 2'' is a role-playing video game developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Atari Interactive. It is the sequel to BioWare's ''Neverwinter Nights'', based on the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy tabletop role-playin ...

'', and as various characters in '' Red Dead Revolver''.

Personal life

Murney is married to Anne Kidder and has three children, including

Julia Murney Julia Kathleen Murney (born January 14, 1969) is an American actress and singer, also known for television commercial voice-overs. Until 2005, she was commonly known as the Broadway actress who had technically never appeared on Broadway. This ...

. His son,

Patrick Murney Patrick Murney (born 1987) is an American actor known for his recurring roles in ''Seven Seconds'', ''Mare of Easttown'', '' Law & Order: Organized Crime'' and others. Early life and education Born in New York City in 1987, Murney is the son ...

, has appeared in episodes of '' Law & Order: Organized Crime'' and ''Public Morals''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

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Official Website

Christopher Murney, Official Website
1943 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors Penn State College of Arts and Architecture alumni Male actors from Rhode Island People from Narragansett, Rhode Island American male video game actors {{US-screen-actor-1940s-stub University of Rhode Island alumni Pennsylvania State University alumni